Everyone has one player they just hate.
One they want to bag and yell abuse at during the game.
Who is yours?
Id have to say Nick Sautner. I respect him for what hes achived in his career but i just cant stand him,
Whenever hes getting beaten he tries to get in his opponents face by sledging and he becomes physical. As soon as his opponent retaliates, Sautner will take a dive and do anything he can to get a free kick.
His effort in last years grand final was a prime examle. He kicked a goal and ran straight at John Baird yelling abuse. Baird gave him a bump with very minimal contact but Sautner fell to ground and got another free kick. And he likes to wear his shorts higher than any other player. Looks like hes got a nappy on.
Footyman why did you start this subject Im getting angry just thinking of him!! ha ha
Gawd , I know it sounds pathetic to just go with the first one mentioned but jeez you'd go a long way to find anyone as annoying as Sautner.
For all the same reasosn , he gets my vote....a distant second would have to be Cupido for mine , but that's hardly even fair...even Essendon/bendigo people hate him !!!
Thats the exact point of his game.
He was down, manages to suck in his opponent, then gets 2 goals for one. I reckon its gamesmanship.
But back on the subject, yeah, Sauts would be the one you would want to get in to the most as a spectator.
Very very closely followed by Lawrence.
Easy....Steven Lawrence......he is universally despised by most other teams
With his track record he's a prime target...why Port Melbourne kept him after what he did pre season bemuses me.....they sack a coach minutes after the Grand Final...yet keep a player on after behaviour like that.....
And Nick Sautners free last year was fully deserved......John Baird should have known a lot better...
GO ZEBS
Because of an "interesting event" at the game yesterday.
I'll say no more.
The grandma call that got Nick Sautner that second free should never have been paid. At worst the free should've been given from the centre of the ground - the flags are required to be waved to have the second shot of goal he got.
He's on my list of 'sswipes pure and simple not only for that - but for having more clubs than Greg Norman over his time and selling out then-standalone clubs when he moved around.
Like the Enforcer Steve Lawrence, they're made to give other teams the irrates, thats what enforcers do.
But mmm, seeing Sautner carry on oh-so jubilantly after taking some marks over the minute Reynolds on the weekend, after Sandy were well clear... I thought Russell Robinson was the only one to do that when the Dees were 10 goals clear.
Stirring up Caples from Springvale and Talbot from Coburg was fun before they hung their boots up. Marc Greig from North Ballarat is another 'angry ant' who likes some banter over the fence. :)
Amazingly Sautner is quite a good team man, but I guess he has had good practice at it!
One out of left field for me, Craig Smoker! Get down on the fence and listen to this guy trash talk he was through yet 'another' reserves game. From his sledging you'd reckon he was the hardest player to ever play the game!
Because of an "interesting event" at the game yesterday.
I'll say no more.[/quote]
Cut it out!
What's the story?
We certainly gave Sautner heapss when he defected to Frankston...
At Sandy we forgive some players who move on...but going to Frankston for the bucks...well....we have to draw a line somewhere.....
Frater and Scott Branagan weren't rubbished simply because they weren't getting a senior game at Sandy....Sautner was established in the seniors
However....he's back at Sandy...won another premiership and could get another one this week...
And if he manges to suck in a Werribee defender then go for it...
Gary Moorcroft used to be a clear winner here.
Nowadays:
-The Houlihans
-Lawrence
-Sautner
-Gallagher
-Travis Robertson